- William M. Brodhead
William McNulty Brodhead (born
September 12 1941 ) is apolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan .Brodhead was born in
Cleveland, Ohio and attended elementary and secondary schools in Cleveland. He received a B.A. fromWayne State University ,Detroit, Michigan , in 1965 and a J.D. from theUniversity of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, in 1967.He was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1968 and commenced practice in Detroit. He was elected to
Michigan House of Representatives , 1970 and was reelected in 1972. He was a delegate to Michigan State Democratic conventions, 1968-1974.In 1974,
Martha W. Griffiths , Democratic incumbent for Michigan's 17th District to theUnited States House of Representatives was not a candidate for renomination. Brodhead won nomination as the Democratic candidate and was elected to the Ninety-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving fromJanuary 3 1975 toJanuary 3 1983 . He was not a candidate for reelection in 1982 and resumed the practice of law.In 1994, he was an unsuccessful candidate for
U.S. Senator , losing in the primary to Bob Carr, who went on to lose in the general election toSpencer Abraham . Brodhead is a resident of Detroit and worked with the law firm of Plunkett & Cooney until 2003.References
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